Parking facilities remain #1: 965 incidents in 2025 alone confirms parking lots as the most dangerous commercial property type, consistent with 2020-2024 patterns.
Firearms dominate homicides: 86.6% of homicides involved firearms, with handguns being the primary weapon. This demonstrates the lethal consequences of inadequate security.
Stranger danger at commercial properties: 20.9% of violent crimes involved strangers—proving that random criminal attacks at businesses are foreseeable and require security measures.
This heat map reveals how different crime types cluster at specific property types in 2025, exposing distinct security vulnerabilities. Colors indicate incident counts relative to the highest value in each crime category.
Heat Scale:
None
0-5%
5-15%
15-35%
35-60%
60%+
Property Type
Assault
Robbery
Rape
Homicide
Total
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage
728
171
47
19
965
Convenience Store
249
166
10
5
430
Hotel/Motel/Etc.
214
33
99
2
348
Service/Gas Station
192
108
3
12
315
Restaurant
211
76
11
2
300
Bar/Nightclub
221
20
11
2
254
Drug Store/Doctor's Office/Hospital
182
29
39
2
252
Department/Discount Store
69
80
5
0
154
Grocery/Supermarket
75
52
7
4
138
Specialty Store
70
51
4
2
127
Air/Bus/Train Terminal
58
17
3
1
79
Commercial/Office Building
52
10
10
3
75
Liquor Store
28
26
0
1
55
Shopping Mall
32
16
2
2
52
Bank/Savings and Loan
7
25
0
0
32
Rental Storage Facility
25
3
2
1
31
Camp/Campground
20
1
7
0
28
Amusement Park
12
2
6
1
21
Arena/Stadium/Fairgrounds/Coliseum
10
1
0
0
11
Daycare Facility
7
1
3
0
11
Rest Area
7
1
1
0
9
Auto Dealership New/Used
3
4
0
0
7
ATM Separate from Bank
0
6
0
0
6
Gambling Facility/Casino/Race Track
4
1
0
0
5
2025 Crime-Specific Rankings
Most Dangerous for Assault
1. Parking/Drop Lot/Garage728
2. Convenience Store249
3. Bar/Nightclub221
4. Hotel/Motel/Etc.214
5. Restaurant211
Highest Robbery Risk
1. Parking/Drop Lot/Garage171
2. Convenience Store166
3. Service/Gas Station108
4. Department/Discount Store80
5. Restaurant76
Rape Risk Hotspots
1. Hotel/Motel/Etc.99
2. Parking/Drop Lot/Garage47
3. Drug Store/Doctor's Office/Hospital39
4. Restaurant11
5. Bar/Nightclub11
Homicide Locations
1. Parking/Drop Lot/Garage19
2. Service/Gas Station12
3. Convenience Store5
4. Grocery/Supermarket4
5. Commercial/Office Building3
2025 Weapon Analysis: Force Used in Violent Crimes
Note: Weapon data is counted per offense, not per incident. An incident can involve multiple offenses, so weapon totals differ from location-based incident counts.
9,314
Total Firearm Offenses
35.6% of all weapons
86.6%
Homicides with Firearms
369 of 396 homicides
52.9%
Robberies with Firearms
1,359 offenses
36.2%
Assaults with Firearms
7,527 offenses
Weapon Type Rankings (All Violent Crimes)
#1Personal Weapons
6,035 offenses
6,035
#2HandgunFirearm
5,292 offenses
5,292
#3Firearm (unspecified)Firearm
3,170 offenses
3,170
#4Other
2,259 offenses
2,259
#5Knife/Cutting Instrument
2,217 offenses
2,217
#6Blunt Object
2,135 offenses
2,135
#7Motor Vehicle/Vessel
1,103 offenses
1,103
#8Asphyxiation
1,061 offenses
1,061
#9None
973 offenses
973
#10Unknown
872 offenses
872
#11RifleFirearm
587 offenses
587
#12ShotgunFirearm
115 offenses
Weapons by Crime Type
Aggravated Assault Weapons
1. Handgun4,117
2. Personal Weapons4,034
3. Firearm (unspecified)2,736
4. Other2,137
5. Blunt Object2,031
Robbery Weapons
1. Handgun959
2. Personal Weapons676
3. Firearm (unspecified)279
4. Knife/Cutting Instrument150
5. None103
Rape - Force Used
1. Personal Weapons1,315
2. None637
3. Unknown183
4. Drugs/Narcotics/Sleeping Pills61
5. Other43
Homicide Weapons
1. Handgun178
2. Firearm (unspecified)138
3. Rifle33
4. Knife/Cutting Instrument25
5. Shotgun12
Weapon Analysis Insights
Handguns dominate lethal force: Handguns were used in 178 of 396 homicides (45%), making them the single deadliest weapon category.
Armed robbery is standard: 52.9% of robberies involved firearms—property owners must anticipate armed criminals.
Drug-facilitated sexual assault: 61 rape offenses involved drugs/narcotics—predators use chemical means to incapacitate victims.
2025 Victim-Offender Relationships
Note: Relationship data is counted per victim-offender pair. An incident can involve multiple victims and offenders, so totals differ from incident counts.
5,702
Stranger
20.9%
6,020
Known (Non-Intimate)
22.1%
5,368
Intimate Partner
19.7%
3,204
Family
11.7%
6,115
Unknown
22.4%
Relationship Type Rankings
#1Relationship Unknown
6,115 cases
6,115
#2Stranger
5,702 cases
5,702
#3Acquaintance
3,022 cases
3,022
#4Boyfriend/Girlfriend
2,970 cases
2,970
#5Otherwise Known
1,460 cases
1,460
#6Ex-Relationship
1,382 cases
1,382
#7Spouse
881 cases
881
#8Child
843 cases
843
#9Friend
670 cases
670
#10Other Family Member
598 cases
598
#11Sibling
595 cases
595
#12Parent
581 cases
581
#13Neighbor
564 cases
564
Relationships by Crime Type
Robbery Relationships
Stranger crimes dominate
1. Stranger1,941
2. Relationship Unknown1,582
3. Acquaintance356
4. Otherwise Known131
5. Friend72
Assault Relationships
Mix of known and unknown
1. Relationship Unknown4,112
2. Stranger3,463
3. Boyfriend/Girlfriend2,733
4. Acquaintance2,107
5. Ex-Relationship1,148
Rape Relationships
Predominantly acquaintances
1. Acquaintance482
2. Relationship Unknown311
3. Stranger213
4. Otherwise Known183
5. Boyfriend/Girlfriend167
Homicide Relationships
Many unknown relationships
1. Relationship Unknown110
2. Stranger85
3. Acquaintance77
4. Otherwise Known25
5. Friend21
Relationship Analysis Insights
Stranger danger at commercial properties: Strangers committed 1,941 robberies (45% of all robberies)—proving random criminal attacks are foreseeable at businesses.
Intimate partner violence is pervasive: 5,368 violent crimes (19.7%) involved current or former intimate partners.
Acquaintance rape is common: 482 rape cases involved acquaintances—the most common identified relationship for sexual assault.
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•Scope: violent crimes at 24 commercial and public property types in 2025; statewide totals cover all locations, not just commercial properties.
•Property/location counts are incident-based. Weapon counts are per offense and victim-offender relationship counts are per victim-offender pair, so those totals differ from location counts.
•2025 figures are compared against the 2020-2024 annual average for context. Numbers are reported as published by the FBI and are not adjusted or estimated.
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